Our latest article “Electronic Signature in Turkey” by Sera Somay and Ceylan Necipoğlu is published on Lexology.
The Turkish Electronic Signatory Law No.5070 (“E-Signature Law”) has entered into force as of 14 October 2004 upon its publication in the Official Gazette numbered 253551.
E-Signature Law is drafted in line with the Europen Union (“EU”) Directive on electronic signatory No. 99/93 (“EU Directive”) which came into force in 1999. The EU Directive which set out a legal framework for EU member states was replaced on 1 July 2016 by The Regulation No.910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market (“eIDAS”).
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